11) I imagined that was when my perseverance
Write a story about yourself
beginning with:
"In a brief moment, my life change
P1_Q2 forever ..."
OR
(A life-changing experience)
P1 1) In a brief moment, my life changed forever.
I was frying fish in a frying pan that afternoon.
在短暂的一瞬间，我的生命 从此起了改变。那
个下午 的 那个时候，我 正在 用着煎锅 煎鱼
2) As I turned the fire off, my sleeve caught fire.
3) I was at home all alone then.
当时 我 一个人在家里
4) Struck with fear/panic/horror, I dashed out of
the door, screaming in agony for help.
在...之下，我冲出屋子，发出痛苦的求救声
@ stumbled out of the door 跌跌撞撞地走出屋子
5) Luckily, my neighbour happened to pass by
my house.
 happened to  碰巧
6) He quickly put the fire out and called the
emergency unit.
P2 7) I was burned 80%, third degree.
8) I was once【 on the edge of life and
death /// at death's door (step) 】.
我曾一度 【 踏入 鬼门关 / 濒临 生死 边缘 】
9) For the next two weeks, I had no conscious
memory of my stay in hospital.
在接下来 住院的 2 个星期里，我 在医院里 不省
人事
= 我不记得 那两个星期 在医院里，我是 怎样
度过的
10) It was God that brought me through, the
doctors had all but given up on me.
 all but  almost
这是 老天爷 让我度过难关，医生们 几乎 放弃了
我  a balm to my wounds  是我的伤口的灵药
first kicked in and I decided I was not going
anywhere.
 kick in  If something kicks in, it begins to
take effect. 开始生效；起作用
 I decided I was not going anywhere  I didn't
want to die
12) I had no idea how hard it was going to
recover, both physically and mentally.
 had no idea  did not know
P3 13) 有人 曾经 问起 什么是 最难 康复的？
Someone once asked which was the hardest
to recover?
14) 我会说 是 心理。你 得 告诉自己 我看起来
和常人无异
I would say mental. I have to tell myself I
looked just like normal people.
15) 身体部位 可以 恢复。
The physical part can be restored.
16) 在我稳定下来 到 适合 进行手术之前，我的
妈妈 陪伴在我身边 好几个月
As I stabilised for surgery, my mum was by
my side for months.
17) She read to me, did puzzles or anything to
keep me company while I was in sick bed
/// was confined to bed.
【在我躺在病床上 /// 在我不能下床】的这一
段期间，她陪伴在我身旁，读文章给我听，
解谜题 和 等等
 puzzle (n)  益智游戏；谜题
18) Till today, I do not know what I would have
done if my mum had not been with me all of
those months.
直到今天，我不知道 我 当初 将会做出什么事
情，假如 我的妈妈 在那几个月里 没有 和我
在一起
19) My father's encouraging visits, calls, quirky
emails and thoughtful gifts were a balm to
my wounds.
 puzzle (n)  unusual in an attractive and
interesting way
 thoughtful gift  贴心的礼物
 20) There is not enough 'Thank You' to ever tell
them what they mean to me.
再多的“谢谢”也无法 告诉他们 这些对我有
多重要
 mean (adj)  If something means something to
you, it is important to you in some way. (某事)对
(某人)很重要，要紧,意义重大
It would mean a lot to them to win. 获胜对他们
来说非常重要
21) The hospital had a volunteer teacher that
helped me keep up with my school
assignments, so I would not be held back
in school.
22) There were days when the pain was too
much and I could not even open my eyes
but kept groaning.
23) For each surgery, I was out of school for
months, so it was important to keep my
grades up.
P4 24) 每一次的手术，医生们 把我腿上的皮肤 取
走 以用在 植皮手术，
For each surgery, the doctors took the skin
from my legs for the skin grafts.
25) I had to wear pressure garments on my
legs because it took a while for the donor
parts to heal.
我的双脚 得穿上 压力衣，因为 被移植的部位
复原 需耗上 一段时间
 pressure garment  压力衣 （用来预防和
控制疤痕组织的过度增生，在烧伤、手术外
伤等术后疤痕控制中运用较多）
26) I had to wear numerous plastic neck braces
and body braces to keep my skin from
contracting and to smooth the skill tissues
down.
我的戴上 无数的 塑胶 颈圈和支撑身体的支
架 以避免 皮肤收缩，还有 让 皮肤的组织
变得 平滑
 brace  （用以加固或支撑身体某部位
的）支架，托架
27) The doctors there did a fantastic job with my
reconstructive surgery.
那里的医生 在重建手术方面 做得非常出色
28) My dad had to learn how to carry me so as
not to hurt me further or slow down my
healing process.
 carry (v)  to hold something or someone with
your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it,
him, or her from one place to another 背；扛；
抱；抬；搬
 healing process  复原的过程
29) My mum was taught how to change my
bandages, assist with the prescribed
exercise programme to keep my skin
stretched out, and of course, those
wonderful plastic braces.
P5 30) I will be the first to say that this changes a
person. I am very outgoing now.
 outgoing (adj)  开朗的
31) At that time I was so depressed that I did
not want to see anyone.
 depressed (adj)  沮丧；心情低落
32) I could see people look at my burns
peculiarly, making me felt like a monster.
 peculiar (adj)  unusual and strange,
sometimes in an unpleasant way
 look at my burn peculiarly  以异样的眼神
望着 我的 烧伤部位
33) I retreated into my protective shell.
 retreat  to go to a quiet safe place in order to
avoid a difficult situation 退隐
34) It was difficult dealing with stares, so I
stayed home, my comfort zone.
 comfortt zone  舒适区
35) Sometimes I wish I had not missed out on so
much of my secondary school activities. I did
but I gained a lot from my accident.
36) I found out I am very strong. I know there is
something in this life for me.
@ I know fate had different plans for me
37) I no longer abandon myself to despair as
they solve nothing.
 abandon myself to despair  自暴自弃
38) At the end of the day, I am the mistress of
my own destiny.
 destiny (n) 命运